Requesting and approving an exception in Container Vulnerability Response

You can request to defer the remediation of a container vulnerable item (CVIT) for a specified period. For example, as a developer, you can request an exception if a patch is not available for a machine. Approvers who have access can approve requests from other users.

To request or approve an exception, see:

• Request an exception for a container vulnerable item
• Request an exception for container vulnerabilities using GRC: Policy and Compliance Management

Note:

Email notifications are sent at every stage of exception management, providing the status and other details of a request. For example, when an exception is requested, the requester receives an email confirming that the request is raised. The approver also receives an email stating that an exception has been requested. Starting from v2.5 of Container Vulnerability Response, you can configure the time frames for approving false positives and exceptions, along with email notifications for both the approver and requester after a set number of days. When a request is raised, the container vulnerable item changes to In-Review status and a state change record is created. If the approver doesn't respond within the configured time frame, the container vulnerable item or remediation task reverts to Open status. The previous state is stored in the backup_state field. For more information, see Configure approval rules for Exception Management.

• Request an exception for a container vulnerable item
  Request an exception for a container vulnerable item (CVIT) that can’t be remediated immediately. For example, as a remediation owner, you can request an exception if a patch isn’t available for a machine.
• Request an exception for a container remediation task
  Request an exception to defer a container remediation task for a specified period if it can’t be resolved immediately.
• Request an exception for container vulnerabilities using GRC: Policy and Compliance Management
  Request policy exceptions using the GRC policy exception management capability in the Policy and Compliance Management application from within Container Vulnerability Response.
• Define a policy reason mapping
  Define reason choices to be available to any user who requests an exception.
• Approve an exception request in Container Vulnerability Response
  Approve exception requests for container vulnerable items or remediation tasks that can't be remediated immediately. You must assess these requests for risk and then approve them for deferral until they can be remediated.
• Defer a container vulnerable item in Container Vulnerability Response
  If you determine that the issue associated with a container vulnerable item (CVIT) is of low risk and can be immediately deferred without further analysis, you can use the Defer feature.
• Request an extension for a deferred container vulnerable item
  Request an extension for a deferred container vulnerable item before it reaches its deferred until due date. As a remediation owner, you’re no longer required to wait until the deferred due date to make this request.

Parent Topic:Exception management in Container Vulnerability Response